Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Covid Fun Shooting Game Power - Precision

Power prescion (20 mins)

Organization

- 2 Lines of socially Distanced players starting 25 yards from goal

- One coach with a pile of balls each next to each post

- One GK

Activity

- Coach 1 will play a ball to the first player on line 1, who must receive and shoot with 2 touches outside of the area

- Coach 2 will then play a ball to the same player who must now finish inside the area with 1 touch

- If the player scores at least 1 they can go back to their line and join the end

- If the player misses both they must step out of the game for the time being

- If the player scores both they can either choose a player from their team to rejoin the game or they can send another player from the opposition out of the game

Progression

- Weak foot only

- Receive with one shoot with the other

Coaching Points

- Soft first touch to setup for shot

- Composure on first time finish

Skill Aquisition Info - Attacking -Improve the Technique of Shooting

SKILL ACQUISITION: Shooting - Touch outside the body, Position of the non-kicking foot, Head up to frame the goal, Head down to strike, Surface of the foot to strike with, Surface of the ball to strike, Follow through, Accuracy versus Power.

OBJECTIVE: To improve the technique of shooting. PLAYER ACTIONS: Shooting.

KEY WORDS: Touch, Approach, Standing foot, Contact.

GUIDED QUESTIONS: 1. In what direction should our first touch be? 2. How do you approach the ball? 2. Where should the standing foot be to strike the ball? 3. Where do you make contact with the ball?

ANSWERS: 1. In the direction of the goal – 2. Approach it at an angle – 3. About 6 inches to the side of the ball pointing to the target.